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Chapter 287: Kiss on the Red Carpet

The meal took almost two hours.

After dinner, Wang Zhonglei suggested finding a place to relax, but Cao Sheng declined, saying that he was tired from the flight and wanted to rest early.

After Cao Sheng said this, Wang Zhonglei naturally had nothing to say.

Before leaving, he held Cao Sheng's hands with both hands and said, "Mr. Cao! This cooperation is very pleasant. I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate again. Although Huayi's strength is not as good as that of a large company like Paramount, and we can't pay such a high script fee, we are really sincere. Xiaogang's strength in the mainland is also very good. I hope you can write a few more scripts for us! Just think of it as supporting our mainland movies. What do you think?"

Logically speaking, he is the vice president of Huayi and should not be so humble in front of screenwriter Cao Sheng.

It is well known how low the status of screenwriters in China is.

but……

There are exceptions to everything, and Cao Sheng is one of them.

Although he is not a screenwriter by profession, the scripts he wrote have been sold to Hong Kong and even Hollywood. The high fee for the script of "Pacific Rim" sold to Paramount has been repeatedly reported by various media outlets.

This made Cao Sheng the highest-paid screenwriter for Chinese-language film scripts.

Having received sky-high script fees, the quality of his future scripts may not necessarily be higher than that of other screenwriters, but the sky-high script fee for "Pacific Rim" has raised his status too high.

Anyone with a bit of common sense knows that in the next few years, the movies he writes will be highly anticipated by Chinese movie fans.

Unless his scripts in the next few years continue to flop.

Otherwise, no matter what the quality of the script is, just his name and his scripted works can attract the attention of countless audiences.

For a film and television company boss like Wang Zhonglei, this is a guarantee of box office success!
Investing in movies has always been very risky.

As an investor, what I want most is to add more insurances to every movie I invest in.

Well-known directors, superstars, etc. are all guarantees of box office success.

Being a famous screenwriter is obviously one of the guarantees of box office success.

Cao Sheng responded with a few polite words before he and Huang Qingya got into the car and left, watched by Wang Zhonglei, Feng Xiaogang and others.

This car was also arranged by Feng Xiaogang.

In the car.

Huang Qingya hugged Cao Sheng's right arm and whispered in his ear, "The scripts you wrote are so popular, don't you consider changing your career to become a professional screenwriter?"

The praise that Wang Zhonglei, Feng Xiaogang and others showed to Cao Sheng tonight made her feel that Cao Sheng should have a better future as a professional screenwriter.

Cao Sheng smiled slightly and said casually: "I still prefer writing novels."

Huang Qingya looked at him in confusion.

Hesitant to speak.

She couldn't quite understand why he preferred to write novels?
It is obviously easier to write scripts, earn money faster, and be respected by bosses and directors of film and television companies, so why do you have to write novels?
Cao Sheng did not explain.

On the way back to the hotel, he received a call from Huang Baiming.

Huang Baiming actually wanted to invite him to dinner tonight, but Huang Baiming called later than Feng Xiaogang, so Cao Sheng declined.

And now, Huang Baiming called and wanted to invite Cao Sheng out for tea.

Cao Sheng declined again.

He came to Beijing from Huizhou today. He was a little tired after the long journey and wanted to rest early.

So Huang Baiming chatted with him on the phone for a long time, and kept in touch with him through the phone.

……

Just when Huang Baiming was talking to Cao Sheng on the phone.

Hong Qi, who lived in the same hotel as Huang Baiming, was in another room, dressing herself up.

She had just taken a shower and was sitting in front of the mirror, carefully drawing her eyebrows and applying lipstick, glancing at the phone next to her from time to time.

She was waiting for Huang Baiming's call.

Half an hour ago, Huang Baiming called and said he wanted to take her to meet Cao Sheng and gave her half an hour to prepare.

Her heart was pounding.

I took a special shower and changed my clothes from head to toe.

She was still putting on makeup carefully at this time.

I just want to seize this opportunity and hold on to Cao Sheng's support.

In terms of appearance, figure and temperament, she never thinks that she is inferior to Hong Kong's first-line actresses. In terms of age, she was born in 1971 and is younger than Qingxia, Manyu, Zuxian, Ruotong and others.

Seeing that Qingxia and others were gradually losing their looks and figures, she naturally wanted to find an opportunity to move up.

Unfortunately, the Hong Kong film and television industry is too competitive.

There are many people who are as good-looking, have a good figure and a good temperament as her.

As a result, she was unable to find a powerful supporter.

And Cao Sheng, a gray figure in the Central Plains, was like a thigh shining with golden light in her eyes.

It’s not about how much money Zhongyuan Yidianhui has, or how many film resources he has, but about his ability to promote people. How many scripts has he sold in the first half of this year?
Others may see the number of scripts.

What she saw was how many female protagonists these scripts needed.

During the filming of Ip Man, she fantasized more than once that if she could play the leading roles in the scripts of Zhongyuan Yidianhui, how popular would she be? She should be able to successfully become a top star, right?

Even if only half of these scripts ask her to play the leading female role, she is confident that she can make it to the front line.

During the filming of "Ip Man", she looked forward to Cao Sheng visiting the crew every day so that she would have the opportunity to get to know him.

She waited until her scenes were finished, but Cao Sheng never showed up.

And tonight, it seemed like she would finally have the chance to get to know him.

Thinking of this, she stopped applying lipstick and looked at herself in the mirror.

The person in the mirror has clear and soft facial features, almond eyes, a beautiful nose, lips like flower petals, and fair and delicate skin without any flaws.

No matter how you look at her, she is a top-notch beauty.

"How am I worse than them?"

She whispered to herself.

Her acting skills are not bad in literary dramas.

She can also perform fighting scenes very well.

The range of his acting is quite broad.

But I can never make it to the front line.

There's always that one step short.

She waited in front of the mirror for a long time before finally receiving a call from Huang Baiming.

"Hey, Mr. Huang, are we ready to go? I'll be right out to meet you..."

After receiving the call, she quickly stood up, holding her bag in one hand, ready to go out immediately, but she heard Huang Baiming say, "Oh, no need! Mr. Cao said he was a little tired today and wanted to rest early. There's no need to drink tea. You should rest early! I'll introduce him to you at the premiere tomorrow."

Hong Yi: “???”

She stopped and a happy smile froze on her face.

After a moment of hesitation, she managed to keep a smile and said, "Oh, so that's it! OK then, Mr. Huang, you should also go to bed early!"

……

Cao Sheng didn't know how much Hong Qi was looking forward to meeting him tonight.

After returning to the hotel room with Huang Qingya and washing up, they went to bed.

Leaning against the head of the bed, he squinted his eyes and anticipated the situation that would arise after the release of the two movies "Ip Man" and "If You Are the One".

Both movies will be released tomorrow.

Tonight, he felt like he had reached a fork in the road of fate.

Because he knows that after the two movies are released tomorrow, two completely different situations may emerge.

One is: the box office and reputation of the two films were very good, and his Cao Sheng's golden signboard shone brightly. From then on, his scripts were sought after by countless people in the film and television circles.

The second possibility is: if both films fail at the box office and in terms of reputation, or if one of them fails, then the value of his future scripts will be greatly reduced, and the directors, investors, and actors in the film and television industry will have significantly lower expectations for his scripts.

These two completely different situations will lead him to two completely different lives.

So, at this moment, he felt as if he had come to a fork in the road.

It's a strange feeling. "Hey! What are you thinking about?"

Huang Qingya next to him leaned over and looked at him curiously.

Cao Sheng came back to his senses and smiled, "Nothing, just dazed."

Huang Qingya laughed, raised her right hand, touched his face, smiled and moved closer, kissed him on the mouth, everything was silent but more powerful than words.

Cao Sheng responded silently.

He could feel her initiative and enthusiasm tonight, so he temporarily put aside the thoughts in his mind and decided to enjoy what was in front of him.

Huang Qingya was indeed very enthusiastic tonight.

Perhaps it was because she witnessed with her own eyes the admiration that Wang Zhonglei, Feng Xiaogang and others showed for Cao Sheng, or perhaps it was because she had left Huizhou and came to the capital city where she had few acquaintances, which made her feel more relaxed psychologically.

Anyway, she fought harder and harder tonight.

Although he was defeated repeatedly, he kept fighting.

……

It was around 9 o'clock the next morning.

The car arranged by Huang Baiming came to pick up Cao Sheng and Huang Qingya.

At almost 10 o'clock, the car arrived at the door of a cinema.

A lot of reporters have gathered at the entrance of the cinema, and cameras, video cameras and microphones can be seen everywhere.

A long red carpet stretched from the cinema entrance to the roadside.

Dozens of reporters gathered on both sides of the red carpet.

Cao Sheng, who was sitting in the car, saw Hong Jinbao and his wife getting out of a car in front. His wife was holding Hong Jinbao's arm. From the moment the couple walked onto the red carpet, the reporters' cameras began flashing continuously.

Questions were thrown at them one by one.

Hong Jinbao and his wife were all smiles in front of the camera.

Cao Sheng, who was sitting in the car, could not hear what questions the reporters asked. He only saw Hong Jinbao handling the reporters' interviews with ease.

After a while.

The car Cao Sheng was riding in stopped in front of the red carpet.

A staff member came over and opened the car door. Cao Sheng got out first, then reached out to help Huang Qingya get out.

As he got out of the car, reporters on the red carpet swarmed over like sharks smelling blood.

Before he got close to Cao Sheng, questions were thrown at him one after another.

"Cao Sheng! Cao Sheng! Between the two movies, Ip Man and If You Are the One, which one do you like better in terms of box office?"

"Cao Sheng! Cao Sheng, turn around! This way! This way!"

"Ah Hui! You haven't shown up for a long time. Are you writing a novel or a script recently?"

"Cao Sheng! Who is this beauty? Huh? Huang Qingya? Cao Sheng! Did you bring Huang Qingya here?"

……

Huang Qingya was a little nervous as it was her first time facing such a big scene. When Cao Sheng helped her out of the car, he could feel her palms were sweating and her hands were trembling slightly.

He couldn't help but laugh slightly.

When his smiling eyes met hers, Huang Qingya bit her lip, tilted her head slightly and whispered in his ear: "Don't laugh at me! If a reporter asks me something later, please answer it for me!"

The smile on Cao Sheng's face became even wider.

He said yes.

As they were talking, dozens of reporters had blocked them.

Fortunately, security guards helped to isolate the reporters and prevented them from getting close to Cao Sheng and Huang Qingya.

"Cao Sheng! Is this the first time you bring your girlfriend to such an occasion? Is that right?"

A reporter asked loudly.

Cao Sheng nodded with a smile.

"Cao Sheng! Can you kiss your girlfriend? Just once! Please please!!"

Some reporters loudly made this request.

Huang Qingya tried hard to keep a smile on her face, but her hand, which was holding Cao Sheng's arm, was still trembling.

Several reporters were cheering and asking Cao Sheng to kiss Huang Qingya.

Cameras were pointed at them.

He looked like he wanted to take a picture of it.

Cao Sheng looked at them, then looked at Huang Qingya beside him. He suddenly felt playful and raised his finger, pointed at his cheek, and signaled Huang Qingya with his eyes.

Huang Qingya: “???”

The reporters were stunned at first, and then they started to make a fuss.

"Kiss him! Kiss him!"

"Huang Qingya! Huang Qingya kiss him!"

……

Amid the booing, the sound of camera shutters rang out.

Huang Qingya's face was already red. She had never expected in her dreams that she was so nervous. Not only did Cao Sheng not help her, he even asked her to kiss him in front of so many reporters?

Is this something a human can do?
But the atmosphere at the scene has already reached this point. If she doesn't kiss him, Cao Sheng will lose face. If he loses face, those reporters will definitely report it extensively and will probably spread rumors that there is a problem with their relationship. Once such news spreads everywhere, those vixens outside will probably "take advantage of the situation" and target him.

For a moment, these thoughts flashed through her mind.

Her cheeks were already red, she bit her lip, held Cao Sheng's arm, and secretly pinched his arm as revenge.

Afterwards, in full view of the crowd, with dozens of reporters and hundreds of fans watching and cheering, she stood on tiptoe and gave him a quick kiss on the face.

At that moment, the sound of camera shutters was as dense as rain.

The camera flash made everything white in front of her eyes.

The screams of reporters and fans attracted the attention of pedestrians across the street.

Not far away, in a business car.

Yuan Biao and Hong Qiu were sitting in the car and watched the whole scene.

Yuan Biao laughed and looked very happy.

Hong Qi frowned slightly and the smile on his face seemed a little forced.

She didn't expect that the first time she met Master Cao Sheng, she would see such a scene.

Looking at Huang Qingya's voluptuous figure on the red carpet with her arm around Cao Sheng's, she subconsciously lowered her head to look at her own figure.

In the past, she was very confident about her figure.

Can't find any shortcomings.

But at this moment, she couldn't help but doubt that her figure was not what Cao Sheng liked.

……

"Cao Sheng! Which one do you think will do better at the box office, Ip Man or If You Are the One?"

"Cao Sheng! How high do you think the box office of Ip Man can reach?"

"Cao Sheng! Cao Sheng! Answer a few questions! Please!"

……

On the red carpet, reporters were still asking Cao Sheng questions.

Seeing that they were blocking the road and he could not enter the cinema for the time being, Cao Sheng answered a few questions with a smile.

Huang Baiming and the female host, who were greeting the guests at the end of the red carpet, trotted over and welcomed Cao Sheng and Huang Qingya in.

Along the way, Huang Baiming greeted Cao Sheng with a smile on his face.

This scene was again photographed by reporters.

(End of this chapter)